[Leica] Is film making a comeback?

[jshulman at judgecrater.com (Jim Shulman)]

I'm doing my level best to keep it alive!
On Aug 24, 2013 11:57 AM, "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342 at gmail.com> wrote:

> My problem was not so much that film was dying off? It was the
> availability of chemicals. A perfect storm of (1) post 911 restrictions on
> chemicals in the mail, (2) the demise of local brick and mortar stores
> post-Katrina, and (3) my college deciding that it was unlawful for me to
> receive mail at the school put a damper on my souping of films.
>
> Jeffery
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> On Aug 24, 2013, at 5:07 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> 
> wrote:
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> > I would not say comeback in the sense that it will ever become
> mainstream again. It will not die out completely, just as vinyl records are
> still around, but it will remain a niche product for aficionados. Some of
> those will be young, artistic types, yes.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Nathan
> >
> > Nathan Wajsman
> > Alicante, Spain
> > http://www.frozenlight.eu
> > http://www.greatpix.eu
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> > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
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> > YNWA
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> > On Aug 24, 2013, at 11:33 AM, Dan Khong wrote:
> >
> >> Friends
> >>
> >> Many years ago, lots of folks who enjoyed talking about Leica cameras,
> >> signature of various lenses and the attributes of the many films
> available,
> >> jettisoned their film equipment and then joined the bandwagon that
> echoed,
> >> "Film is dead!"
> >>
> >> Today, we can still get film AND many old film cameras are holding their
> >> prices. I am seeing young people toting film cameras. Hand phone
> cameras in
> >> one hand and film cameras in the other.
> >>
> >> Is it possible that film is not that dead but is actually making a
> comeback?
> >>
> >> Dan K
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